A microorganism has been discovered that breaks biology’s golden rule. This genetic twist could change everything.

An archaeon reads the same codon in two different ways, overturning a doctrine that has stood for 60 years. Living organisms ...

After two decades in the making, scientists have cracked the code on a drug that can repair DNA, setting the scene for a new ...

DNA sequencing technology makes it possible to explore the genome to learn how humans adapted to live in a wide range of ...

The DNA from hundreds of Palestine Action activists is being used by cold case detectives to potentially solve crimes ...

Get all the festive feels with a new version of the coming-of-age classic. Maya Hawke, Emily Watson and Angela Lansbury lead ...

Three-year-old Nathaniel Clayton started having problems with his vision when he was just six months old. After numerous ...

In a special edition of GEN Live to wrap up 2025, we are thrilled to welcome special guest Matthew Cobb, PhD, author of a wonderful new biography of Francis Crick, PhD, entitled CRICK: A Mind in ...

EMBARGOED: A new study to be presented Dec. 6 at the 2025 American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting reveals that even subtle disruptions in genome architecture can predispose individuals to ...

The beauty of the DNA code is that organisms interpret it unambiguously. Each three-letter nucleotide sequence, or codon, in a gene codes for a unique amino acid that's added to a chain of amino acids ...

Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change ...

After a spinal cord injury, cells in the brain and spinal cord change to cope with stress and repair tissue. A new study from ...